Francisco Gonzales is a financial advisor at Qubera Wealth Management in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to entering the financial advisory field, he worked in various roles at companies including Ariel The Creative, Bytedance, and Ticketmaster/Live Nation. Qubera Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and sub-advisory selection services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, investment companies, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis, utilizing low-cost index ETFs and selected individual securities with global diversification.

Harinne Kim is a financial advisor with Apiis Wealth Management Corp. and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 19 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ameritas Investment Company, LLC, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., and Espy Asset Management LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she serves as vice president of Apiis Financial Inc. and president of Harik Insurance Agency, both of which involve insurance-related activities. Apiis Wealth Management Corp. provides discretionary portfolio management through third-party sub-advisers and offers retirement plan consulting and standalone financial consulting services. The firm serves corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and high-net-worth individuals, employing tactical and strategic asset allocation while delegating trading discretion to sub-advisers.

George Thompson is a financial advisor with Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Securities America, Inc. and Securities Service Network, Inc., and is also president of Thompson Wealth Management, a registered investment advisor. Outside of advising, he owns Prosperity Publishing, through which he self-publishes books, CDs, DVDs, and online shows, and serves as treasurer and chair of the Audit, Budget, and Finance Committee for USA Volleyball. Redhawk Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, retirement plans, businesses, and captive insurance companies by providing investment management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan services. The firm employs a risk-based investment process supported by third-party tools and offers specialized account types and services, including oversight of held-away accounts and support for captive insurance company clients.

Michael Bernard is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at Bernard & Johnson Family Wealth Management since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, Bernard is a freelance musician involved in several orchestras and chamber music groups and holds leadership roles in local performing arts and community organizations, including serving as Vice President of the City of Angels Performing Arts Association and committee chair for the Rotary Club of Pasadena. Bernard & Johnson Family Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans, including high-net-worth clients. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary investment management, typically implementing customized, long-term strategies through institutional money managers and emphasizing fiduciary responsibility in retirement plan advisory services.

Hilberto Cerda is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Cerda Munoz Advisors, Inc. since 2013 and previously held roles at Cerda Wealth Management and Wealth Management Lab. In addition to his advisory work, he prepares individual income tax returns as a salaried employee. Cerda Munoz Advisors, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm’s investment strategy follows Modern Portfolio Theory and includes diversified allocations across multiple asset classes, supported by tax and accounting expertise integrated into its service model.

Brenna Cancilla is a financial advisor at Mission Street Wealth Planning with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. She has worked at Mission Street Wealth Planning since 2023 and is also involved with CicLAvia, a nonprofit organization that hosts large community events in Los Angeles encouraging biking and walking. Mission Street Wealth Planning advises individuals, families, small business owners, health care professionals, and various committees, providing comprehensive and limited-scope financial planning alongside portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a diversified, research-based investment approach and operates on a non-discretionary basis, requiring client approval for all strategies and trades.

Samuel Hwang is a financial advisor at AIS Asset Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at City National Bank from 2016 to 2021 before joining AIS Asset Management in 2021. AIS Asset Management is a small registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and small businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial advice, employing fundamental analysis and tailored asset-allocation strategies with two service tiers to meet client needs.

La Nedra Munson is a financial advisor at Avant Garde Capital with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Avant Garde Capital since 2012. Avant Garde Capital serves a small number of individual and high-net-worth clients, providing portfolio management and related investment advisory services with an emphasis on direct oversight of client accounts. The firm offers educational seminars and workshops alongside its advisory services.

Mana FLD offers professional financial advice that empowers you to protect and celebrate your hard earned money. We start with our clients' hopes and dreams: getting an intimate view of their values, attitudes, and feelings towards money and its connection to lifestyle. Next comes smart planning: as we work one-on-one with each client to learn your finances inside and out, resulting in deep knowledge sharing, and ongoing support capable of shifting attitudes and building wealth. The outcome is freedom through partnership: our clients are supported to grow, develop and stand strong through life’s transitions, as we build new strategies for self-awareness and personal identity. Throughout the journey, we help turn clients' dreams and goals into reality.

Scott Colton is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Colton Wealth Management since 2009 and previously worked at LHMP Financial & Insurance Services and National Planning Corporation. Colton Wealth Management offers personalized financial planning, investment management, and consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and trusts. The firm integrates tax services with its advisory work and focuses on a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach using no-load institutional-class mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income securities.

Stephanie Bucko is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She is currently a financial advisor at Mana Financial Life Design in Glendale, CA, where she has worked since 2018. Bucko also serves as Chief Information Officer and Manager of Mana Management Partners, overseeing the distribution of financial education programs through the Mana Money School. Mana Financial Life Design serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors, offering financial life planning, discretionary investment management, employee benefit plan advisory, estate planning support, and project consulting. The firm employs a goals-based investment approach that combines long-term perspectives with active tax management and selective use of leverage and derivatives, alongside client education and engagement initiatives.

Abigail Chao is a financial advisor at Cosmos Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and tru Independence Asset Management 2. Outside of her advisory role, she has engaged in part-time employment with TELUS International. Cosmos Wealth is a recently established SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $191 million in assets. The firm serves primarily larger or non-typical retail clients, offering discretionary investment management and hourly consulting, employing a combination of active and passive investment strategies tailored to individualized client profiles.

Ling Lu is a financial advisor at IFMGroup with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Investment & Financial Management Group since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Ling Lu serves as president of a life insurance agency in Monrovia, CA. IFMGroup provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with selective active funds and manages roughly $4 million in assets across seven client accounts.

Devin Weinstein is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Coast Bridge Capital, where he has worked since 2023, following roles at Raymond James & Associates, Chandler Asset Management, Ford Equity Research, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Coast Bridge Capital is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutional clients, and other registered investment adviser firms. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and tactical asset allocation approach, offering both direct portfolio management and sub-advisory services.

George Zuluaga is a financial advisor with Avina Financial Group, Inc. in Bellflower, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and WiseWealth Financial Advisors, along with ongoing work as a licensed insurance agent since 2007. Avina Financial Group serves individual clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm provides services through a wrap fee program, emphasizing retirement plan consulting and participant education.

Geoffrey Bates is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Bates Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. He has operated as a sole proprietor since 2011 and is also the owner of an insurance agency specializing in life and health insurance. Bates Wealth Management serves individual investors and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary asset management, ERISA 3(21) advisory services, and hourly financial planning. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, incorporating options and derivative strategies, and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with documented client goals and investment restrictions.

George Ayala is a financial advisor at Sackett Wealth Advisors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance/Capstone Partners, CAK International, and The University of New Mexico. Sackett Wealth Advisors is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $181 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary investment advice focused on asset allocation across public and private securities, with a preference for passively oriented asset-class funds, and offers additional tax and consulting services through an affiliated accounting practice.

Anastasia Timineri is a financial advisor at Torrey-Payne Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at firms including Raymond James & Associates Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Timineri also serves as a client service associate, handling meetings and account updates for Torrey-Payne. Torrey-Payne Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing tailored portfolios with asset allocation, rebalancing, and fundamental and modern portfolio theory analysis.

Charles Salembier is a financial advisor at The Sterling Group with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with The Sterling Group since 1999, including its wealth management division since 2012. The Sterling Group is a team-based investment advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, fiduciaries, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services, emphasizing customized asset allocation, diversification, and ongoing portfolio monitoring tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

David Ono is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Bates Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. He previously worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors and Modern Capital Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as a Life & Health Insurance Agent. Bates Wealth Management offers discretionary asset management, ERISA 3(21) plan advisory services, and hourly financial planning to individual investors and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis and incorporates options and derivative strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with tailored investment approaches.